M4.5 earthquake 16 km N of Mu?, Turkey
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km N of Mu?, Turkey on Tue, Mar 23, 1982, 6:10 PM GMT+3 (15:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 26 km SW of Karaçoban, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-23 15:10:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.877° N, 41.500° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.426 km SW of Karaçoban, Turkey · 16249 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3eastern Turkey · 16201 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kac. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.